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The Phoenix Coyotes were one of last year's surprise teams, but didn't get off to an especially great start this season. However, a six-game winning streak has Phoenix rising in the West. They don't score a whole lot - newcomer Ray Whitney leads the Coyotes with 14 points in 18 games - but, like last season, they scratch and claw and somehow find a way to win. |
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| TW | LW | Team | Our Take |
| 1 | 1 | 
(14-5-2) |
This team is not hitting on all cylinders yet and goaltending remains an issue, but it sure can score goals. |
| 2 | 4 | 
(13-3-2) |
The soaring Red Wings are plus-18 in goal ratio which helps explain the fact they have jus one regulation loss in their last 10 games. |
| 3 | 3 | 
(13-6-2) |
Captain Mike Richards has taken over the team lead in scoring with 10 points in his last six games. |
| 4 | 6 | 
(13-6-1) |
With Carey Price rocking the joint, we don't hear much about the loss of Jaroslav Halak these days. Price has four shutouts thus far. |
| 5 | 1 | 
(13-6-0) |
Injuries have limited Justin Williams to just 130 games in the past three years, but he's been on fire this season leading the Kings with 20 points in 19 games. |
| 6 | 7 | 
(11-5-3) |
A rare goal by Brad Winchester gives the Blues a hard-fought 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils for their second victory in a row. |
| 7 | 20 | 
(12-7-1) |
After building a 3-0 lead, the Avs needed a shootout goal by Kevin Porter to defeat the Dallas Stars 4-3. |
| 8 | 12 | 
(10-5-5) |
Taylor Pyatt scored two goals in a 3-2 win over his former team, the Vancouver Canucks, as Phoenix pushes its winning streak to six games. |
| 9 | 13 | 
(12-6-0) |
Rick Nash scores all three goals and Mathieu Garon records the shutout as the Blue Jackets skunk the Sharks 3-0. |
| 10 | 17 | 
(11-5-2) |
Goalie Tim Thomas continues to make a case for being the NHL's comeback player of the year despite losing 3-2 to the Kings in a shootout. |
| 11 | 14 | 
(11-8-2) |
Scrappy Chris Kunitz fires three goals in three games including a pair against Carolina in a 5-4 win Friday. |
| 12 | 12 | 
(11-7-2) |
A four-point performance by Steven Stamkos against Buffalo has him on pace for 78 goals and 134 points this season - amazing! |
| 13 | 11 | 
(11-10-2) |
The Blackhawks continue their mastery over the Vancouver Canucks, clobbering them 7-1 one night after they were bashed 7-2 in Calgary. |
| 14 | 10 | 
(11-9-1) |
After scoring 10 goals in his first 13 games, Brandon Dubinsky has slipped to just two in his last eight. |
| 15 | 5 | 
(10-7-3) |
The Sedins accumulated 16 points over a four-game stretch prior to Vancouver's humiliating 7-1 home loss to Chicago. |
| 16 | 16 | 
(10-7-2) |
Martin Havlat has picked up his scoring pace and is riding a five-game point streak with two goals and eight points. |
| 17 | 8 | 
(10-10-3) |
Back-to-back losses has the Ducks out of the top eight in the tough Western Conference. |
| 18 | 22 | 
(9-9-3) |
After a dreadful start, during which he was made a healthy scratch, veteran Nik Antropov has goals in his last two outings. |
| 19 | 24 | 
(10-7-1) |
After winning in their first two shootouts of the year, the Stars are beaten 5-4 by Colorado in a shootout Saturday. |
| 20 | 15 | 
(9-6-4) |
The Sharks continue to have trouble scoring goals and are without a goal-scorer in double digits thus far. |
| 21 | 18 | 
(9-6-3) |
Talk about a team desperate for goals. Steve Sullivan, Patric Hornqvist and Marcel Goc lead the Preds with five goals apiece. |
| 22 | 23 | 
(9-9-2) |
The Canes bolster their scoring attack from the blueline with the addition of Ian White in a trade with Calgary. |
| 23 | 25 | 
(9-9-0) |
Mike Santorelli pops a pair in a rather easy 4-1 win over the slumping Islanders. |
| 24 | 9 | 
(9-10-1) |
The inconsistent Senators are 5-5 in their past 10 and are third worst in goal-differential in the Eastern Conference at minus-16. |
| 25 | 21 | 
(8-11-3) |
After scoring a huge win over the Los Angeles Kings, the Sabres blow an early 1-0 lead in a 2-1 loss to the Lightning. |
| 26 | 28 | 
(7-9-3) |
After recording back-to-back wins against Nashville and New Jersey, and looking quite good in those games, the Leafs suffer a setback in Montreal. |
| 27 | 26 | 
(8-10-1) |
Captain Jarome Iginla scores a hat trick in a 7-2 win over Chicago and is promptly told by management he will not be traded this season. |
| 28 | 29 | 
(5-10-4) |
Ales Hemskey's sixth goal of the season lifts the erratic Oilers to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| 29 | 27 | 
(5-13-2) |
Goalie Martin Brodeur continues to miss games with a bum elbow and the losses continue to mount at three in a row. |
| 30 | 30 | 
(4-12-4) |
A change of coaches, from Scott Gordon to Jack Capuano, doesn't help as the Islanders are now winless in 12 games. |
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